Note: Click and drag does not work with the Curve Tool.
Each time you do so, you’ll see the line curving through the points that you’ve placed. Now click to place all of the subsequent anchor points in their desired locations. Format Table Cells with Custom Borders in PowerPoint In the Draw Borders group, click the Pen Style arrow. Click on the horizontal border of the table carefully (we clicked on the top-horizontal border) and drag the cursor towards the opposite border, as shown in Figure 4, below. As you can see, we drew a vertical line first. Then move to another location and click and release again to indicate where the second anchor point should go.Īs you move away from this second point, you’ll notice that your line is curving around that second anchor point. Click the same Draw button, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 1, above.
Click where you want the first anchor point of your shape to be positioned and release the mouse button. To use it, first select the Curve tool and notice that your cursor changes to a crosshair. The Curve Tool allows you to create an open or closed path where all the anchor points are rounded (smooth points). You might also find it useful to zoom in as much as is practical, so you can be a bit more exact with where you click. You can also experiment with the Spacing settings but the choices are a bit limited. To show the grid, right-click anywhere on an empty part of your slide and choose Grid & Guides…, then check the box next to Display grid on screen. PowerPoint’s three drawing tools are on the Insert Ribbon, under Shapes.īefore you get started, if you’re looking to be a bit precise in your drawings, you might want to display grids on your slide so you can position your anchor points in the right spot (don’t worry, you can adjust these later).
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